shuddering
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5.1
- adjective
- /ˈʃʌdərɪŋ/
:
tembloroso
- He felt a shuddering chill run down his spine when he heard the eerie noise coming from the dark woods.
- a shuddering sigh
And you don't need that many of them to bring things to a shuddering halt.
- And you don't need that many of them to bring things to a shuddering halt.
Examples
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Mother sighed, a long, shuddering sigh that suggested a terminal illness or some other impending disaster.
Fiction book (1998) -
When she felt completely drained, she gave a deep, shuddering sigh and said aloud, "Ah, well."
Fiction book (1995) -
And then we felt it, a shuddering through the earth.
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The breeze is going through and it was such a beautiful day and the light coming through, but my mother was was shuddering and crying.
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The house, the island itself, seemed too small to contain such a song, if you could call it that—a cramped, shuddering, unsatisfied expulsion.
Fiction book (1990) -
She was shuddering with fear as the thunderstorm rolled in, trembling at each flash of lightning.
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The child was shuddering from the cold, desperately wrapping her arms around herself for warmth.
Synonyms
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2.1
Not steady and trembling, often from fear, cold, or tiredness
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2.2
Trembling a little because of cold, fear, or excitement
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7.7
Sudden, violent body movements that you cannot control
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9.9
Shaking slightly, often because of excitement or strong feeling
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2.6
Shaking slightly because you feel afraid, cold, or weak
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5.0
Shaking slightly because of strong feelings or weakness
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4.4
Shaking slightly in the hands and voice because of fear or weakness
Shaking because you feel afraid, excited, or cold
Beating or trembling quickly because of strong feeling
Antonyms
How Shaky
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Shuddering comes from an old German word meaning 'to shake' and is like the familiar word shiver, which also shows a sudden shaking. So, to be shuddering is to shake or tremble strongly, often from fear, cold, or a powerful feeling.